The first female Leader of the Official Opposition in the Turks and Caicos Islands House of Assembly will be appointed by His Excellency the Governor tomorrow, Fri, 16 Nov 2012.
The People’s Democratic Movement’s (PDM) deputy leader Sharlene Cartwright Robinson will be appointed in accordance with Article 56 of the Turks and Caicos Islands Constitution Order 2011 by Governor Ric Todd.
Ahead of the recall and inauguration of the Assembly on Wed, 28 Nov, and in accordance with the Constitution, Premier Dr Rufus Ewing and Leader of the Opposition Mrs Cartwright-Robinson have been invited to propose their nominations for appointed members of the House of Assembly. These appointments are made by His Excellency The Governor who will also appoint two further member of the Assembly.
The Constitution requires that all four additional nominated persons should, “…so far as possible from among persons representing shades of opinion which would not otherwise be represented in the House…’, (TCI Constitution Article 47).
